Hari-bhakti-vilasa [sanskrit text]

by Gaudiya Grantha Mandira | 2020 | 52,326 words

The Sanskrit text of the Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa, which was composed by Srila Sanatana Gosvami (as instructed by Lord Gaurahari) in order to arrange for the observance of vows and rituals for those who desire to obtain the ultimate goal of life, krishna-prema. The Hari-bhakti-vilasa describes in twenty chapters the core aspects of the Vaishnava lifestyle and philosophy.

श्रुतिश् च यजुर्वेदस्य हिरण्यकेशौर्यशखायाम् ।
हरेः पदाक्रान्तिम् आत्मनि धारयति यः ।
स परस्य प्रियो भवति स पुण्यवान् ।
मध्ये छिद्रम् ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रं यो धारयति स मुक्तिभाग् भवति ॥ २२० ॥

śrutiś ca yajurvedasya hiraṇyakeśauryaśakhāyām |
hareḥ padākrāntim ātmani dhārayati yaḥ |
sa parasya priyo bhavati sa puṇyavān |
madhye chidram ūrdhvapuṇḍraṃ yo dhārayati sa muktibhāg bhavati || 220 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 4.220 is contained in the book Sri Hari-Bhakti-Vilasa by Srila Sanatana Gosvami. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.220). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shruti, Yajurveda, Hiranyakesha, Yasha, Kha, Hari, Pada, Pad, Akranti, Atman, Dharayat, Yah, Para, Pri, Priya, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Punyavat, Madhye, Madhya, Chidra, Urdhvapundra, Bhaj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “śrutiś ca yajurvedasya hiraṇyakeśauryaśakhāyām
  • śrutiś -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajurvedasya -
  • yajurveda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • hiraṇyakeśau -
  • hiraṇyakeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hiraṇyakeśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aur -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • yaśa -
  • yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khāyām -
  • khā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “hareḥ padākrāntim ātmani dhārayati yaḥ
  • hareḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • padā -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākrāntim -
  • ākrānti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmani -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dhārayati -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhārayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “sa parasya priyo bhavati sa puṇyavān
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • priyo* -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyavān -
  • puṇyavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “madhye chidram ūrdhvapuṇḍraṃ yo dhārayati sa muktibhāg bhavati
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • chidram -
  • chidra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chidra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chidrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūrdhvapuṇḍram -
  • ūrdhvapuṇḍra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārayati -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhārayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mukti -
  • mukti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhāg -
  • bhāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 4.220

Cover of Bengali edition

Sri Sri Hari Bhakti Vilasa (Bengali)
by Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna (2020)

Published by venimadhav Sheel Library, Kolkata.

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Preview of verse 4.220 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুতিশ্ চ যজুর্বেদস্য হিরণ্যকেশৌর্যশখাযাম্ ।
হরেঃ পদাক্রান্তিম্ আত্মনি ধারযতি যঃ ।
স পরস্য প্রিযো ভবতি স পুণ্যবান্ ।
মধ্যে ছিদ্রম্ ঊর্ধ্বপুণ্ড্রং যো ধারযতি স মুক্তিভাগ্ ভবতি ॥ ২২০ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

Shri Shri Hari Bhakti Vilasa (Hindi)
by Shri Shyamdas (श्री श्यामदास) (2008)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; Published by Shri Harinam Sankirtan Mandal, Vrindavan

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Cover of edition (2014)

Shri Hari Bhakti Vilas (Sanskrit Text With Hindi Translation)
by Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswami (श्री गोपालभट्टगोस्वामी) (2014)

श्रीहरिभक्तिविलास (संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद); Set of 2 Volumes; Published by Shri Haridas Shastri Gosewa Sansthan

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